A gang of Romanian fraudsters who dished out fake IDs in the name of David Cameron have been jailed for a total of 22 and a half years.
The scammers – led by wanted Romanian criminal Dragoz Dragomir – raked in £1million by running their elaborate criminal racket.
They ran adverts for non-existent goods and services on websites like eBay and collected their ill-gotten gains through a network of 100 bank accounts.
Two ‘foot soldiers’ would be sent to withdraw wads of cash from these bank accounts across the UK.
And when police raided Dragomir’s office in Enfield, north London, they discovered a fake ID factory with printers and computers set up to churn out false documents.
Among the sample IDs found by officers was a mock-up of a driving licence bearing the name and photo the former Tory Prime Minister.
A gang of fraudsters who dished out fake IDs in the name of David Cameron (pictured) have been jailed for a total of 22 and a half years
Detectives discovered that Dragomir, who had been living under the false name Andrei Bernath, was wanted in Romania for a string of fraud convictions dating back to 2007.
Detective Constable Chris Collins, from Scotland Yard’s specialist fraud-fighting squad FALCON, said the gang had probably raked in millions of pounds for their criminal accomplices.
He said: ‘Members of an organised criminal network that ran a sophisticated scam defrauding hundreds of victims have been imprisoned for a significant period.
‘Dragomir was an enabler of serious crime whose products are likely to have helped others net millions of pounds from fraud and evade immigration control.
‘I am sure the arrest of Dragomir has helped to disrupt other criminal networks. ‘
Dragoz Dragomir (pictured left) and George Cerneanu (pictured right) were jailed as part of the gang
Mihai Cirstoiu, 37, (pictured left ) was jailed for six years Maria Bilici, (pictured right) was jailed for four years for their role in the scam
Dragomir, 34, of Southmead Crescent in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, was jailed for seven years and six months at Blackfriars Crown Court.
He had earlier been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to money launder, possession of fake ID documents and possession of equipment adapted for making fake documents.
Mihai Cirstoiu, 37, of Ray Lodge Road in Woodford, who masterminded the fraud scam was jailed for six years.
He has previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to money launder and money laundering.
George Cerneanu, 25, of no fixed abode, was jailed for two and a half years. he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to money launder and possession of false ID documents.
Georgian Alexandru Stanciu, 27, of Onslow Gardens, Woodford, was jailed for two and a half years.
He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to money launder and possession of false ID documents.
Maria Bilici, 33, of Hunters Ride, Bricket Wood, St Albans, was found guilty of conspiracy money launder, money laundering and fraud. She was jailed for four years.